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Originally Posted by NJ10
Just watching Italy play Japan in the Toulon tournament on Eurosport and a couple of players have really caught my eye.
One is Giovinco, who I believe plays for Juventus (but has been on loan at Empoli), the other is Pelle, who is playing up front with the guy from Fiorentina who scored a phenomenal overhead kick on the final day- Osvaldo?
Can anyone tell me how these guys are doing in Serie A/the Eredivisie, and whether they are looking like future internationals. Giovinco in particular looks like a real talent.
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He is from the Juve primavera (youth team), and has been with the club since his early teen's.
He is the best young Italian player. I'm not just saying that because I'm a Juventino either. He consistently get's the highest rating by all the sports papers when he plays for the azzurrini.
He did a great job on loan at Empoli this past season, literally carrying their attack in some games. Not an easy feat for some1 in their debut serie a season.
As u can tell, he is really small. He is shorter than Messi, but like Messi, that makes him all the more agile. He is fast, and has quick feet, but his strongest attribute is his playmaking/passing. He prefers to play behind the striker's, but he can play in variety of attacking position's since he is good with both feet.
He is the only Juventus prospect who lived up to his hype this past season, and I would put him in our starting 11. If he isn't with us next season, there will be an uproar. Our policy of loaning around youth until they expire has never really worked, and I cant remember the last Juve product to have so much hype surrounding him.
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